The following report on the storage of fuel containers on the outside of
German tanks was originally published in Tactical and Technical Trends,
No. 7, Sept. 10, 1942.

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FUEL SUPPLY FOR TANKS

Photographs have shown that German tanks carry a certain amount of
spare gasoline in containers at the back of the turret, strapped or otherwise
fixed to the vehicle. However, in the Middle East a recent document has been
captured which states that it is now forbidden for any German armored vehicles
to carry gasoline containers outside on racks or in any other way. This order
applies to all armored vehicles including armored cars and troops carriers.